Mark Hodgkinson appointed to investor and music management boards of EMI

EMI Group, one of the world’s leading music companies, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Hodgkinson to its Investor and Music Management Boards with immediate effect. Mark will become Consumer Development Director of EMI Music and will work closely with Barney Wragg, EMI’s head of digital.

Mark was previously the CEO of Virgin Money and led it to become the fastest growing privately owned company in the UK.

Guy Hands, Chairman of EMI, said:

“Mark’s time at Virgin brings a strong consumer focused approach and notable success in the digital space. We believe Mark’s experience and leadership skills will prove a valuable addition to the team at EMI.”

Mark Hodgkinson said:

“I am delighted to join EMI. After seven years with Virgin I was ready for a new challenge and look forward to applying my experience to ensure that EMI has a strong consumer focus and benefits fully from the growth potential offered by digital channels.”